Japanese Awards - 1931-34 Incident Medal

[Gordon Williamson]

Introduced on 23 July 1934 for those who served in Manchuria with the Kwantung Army.

[Gordon Williamson]

The bird shown on the obverse is not an eagle but the legendary Golden Kite, perched on a shield with the Cherry Blossom emblem above.

The Japanese characters of "Kanji" on the bar on the ribbon reads simply "War Medal"

Edited May 12, 2005 by Gordon Williamson

[Gordon Williamson]

The reverse shows two Japanese steel helmets over Kanji spelling out the inscription "Showa 6th Year to 9th Year Incident"